Records: San Jose State (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West), Nevada (2-4, 1-2 MW)
Kickoff: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
TV: MW+
Series history: Reno leads the all-time series 23-12-1
San Jose State storylines: SJSU has just 7 wins in 24 games against the Wolf Pack this century. The Spartans aim to get their first win at Mackay Stadium since 2000 … SJSU has 11 straight losses in Reno. SJSU’s worst loss in the series came last season, when it lost 55-10, resulting in the firing of former SJSU defensive coordinator Derrick Odum … Freshman Daniel Rolovich, who mad his collegiate debut last weekend at UTEP, is the fifth different starting quarterback for the Spartans since the beginning of the 2024 season and the seventh different quarterback overall. Rolovich replaced Luke Weaver, whose 11 touchdown passes lead the Mountain West … The Spartans have more wins than they had last season and still have six regular-season games remaining.
Nevada storylines: This is homecoming at Nevada … The Wolf Pack passing defense is ranked seventh in the country, allowing just 156.3 yards through the air per game … linebacker EJ Smith is first in the country with 11.8 tackles per game and ranks second with 71 total tackles and 6.50 solo tackles per game … Running backs Herschel Turner Jr. and Dominic Kelley lead the team, averaging 192.8 rushing yards per game, ranking third in the Mountain West and 36th in the country.
Stats that matter: Since the season-opening 42-26 loss at USC the San Jose State defense has allowed 18.3 points per game … SJSU had 11 sacks against UTEP last week and is second in the country with 27 overall … Carson Clark has the second-most freshman receptions in the country with 42 … Through seven games, the Spartans have 233 rushing attempts. Last season, the Spartans ran the ball a total of 317 times, which was the third fewest in the country.
— NILES HALL